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LA Times: Hedge-Fund Manager Raj Rajaratnam Should Be a Warning to Wall Street

Posted on May 16, 2011 2:40pm PDT

According to theLA Times, Wednesday's conviction of hedge-fund manager Raj Rajaratnam should
serve as a warning to Wall Street that the citizens of the U.S. are hungry
for accountability and that the law applies to everyone - even billionaires.

Preet Bharara, the United States attorney for Manhattan, agrees. In a
May 11 article published by the NY Times, Bharara said: "The message today is clear
- there are rules and there are laws, and they apply to everyone, no matter
who you are or how much money you have."

In his defense, Rajaratnam's attorneys claimed he was "simply
doing the sort of research that is the hallmark of successful Wall Street
firms" (LA Times). Unfortunately for the defendant, the jury didn't buy it. Prosecutors
were able to prove that Rajaratnam's firm "routinely" violated
securities laws, and, on Wednesday, the jury found Rajaratnam guilty on
all 14 counts.

Rajaratnam's sentencing is scheduled for July 29; he will remain on
house arrest and electronic monitoring until then. He faces up to 25 years
in prison.

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